Marybeth comes from the English tradition, meaning Drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved + oath.
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How popular is Marybeth?
1961peak year
Today, Marybeth is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #7088), with only about 17 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1961, 488 babies were given the name (ranked #443 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1960s. Marybeth's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 10,241 babies have been registered as Marybeth since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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